Heat of the Night

"Heat of the Night"
Single by Bryan Adams
from the album Into the Fire
B-side	"Another Day"
Released	March 13, 1987
Recorded	September 12, 1986
Genre	Rock
Length	4:52 (album version) 6:25 (extended version)
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance
Producer(s)	Bryan Adams, Bob Clearmountain
Bryan Adams singles chronology
"Christmas Time" (1985) "Heat of the Night" (1987) "Hearts on Fire" (1987)

"Heat of the Night" is a song written by Canadian rock musician Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance and performed by Adams. The song became the most successful song from Adams's album Into the Fire in 1987. It was released as the first single from Into the Fire and reached number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

The song is also featured on Adams's 1988 live concert album Live! Live! Live! and his greatest hits albums So Far So Good and Anthology.

The song is very popular among Bryan Adams fans and it won Canadian Music Publisher's Association Rock Song Of The Year Award. According to Billboard magazine, it was the 84th most-listened-to song of the year.

It was also notable for being the first song to be released as a cassette single in North America. [1]